Open AccessFluid Flow Through Intravenous Cannulae in a Clinical Model
Author(s) -
Duncan McPherson,
O. Adekanye,
A. R. Wilkes,
Judith Elizabeth Hall
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0b013e3181966451
Subject(s) - laminar flow , reynolds number , turbulence , medicine , flow (mathematics) , hagen–poiseuille equation , cannula , mechanics , flow coefficient , laminar flow reactor , open channel flow , surgery , physics
Predicting flow through an IV cannula is useful to clinicians if changes in flow are required and to guide selection of cannula. We sought the usefulness of manufacturers' quoted flows in predicting actual flow and to characterize that flow.